“The Tampa Bay Surveillance Project combines the skills and knowledge of the region’s foremost recreational fishing captains and world class scientists from USF’s College of Marine Science and Eckerd College to evaluate pollution from a wide range of industrial, agricultural and personal care products.”
Steven Murawski, Principal Investigator
Trusted Collaborators
Our Management Technical Advisory Group (MTAG) is comprised of experts in water, environmental, wildlife and human health. The knowledge and perspectives from their respective disciplines and organizations will help guide our research to have the biggest impact on our local communities.
TBS News
Stay current with our latest updates and announcements.
Senior Graphic Design Class Does Science!
Senior Graphic Design Class Does Science! USF Senior Graphic Design class students (read about our partnership here) had the opportunity to join the TBS crew in [...]
The Social Science Side of TBS – Old Salt Foundation’s 31st Annual ‘King of the Beach’ Tournament
The Social Science Side of TBS – Old Salt Foundation’s 31st Annual ‘King of the Beach’ Tournament One of the six Tampa Bay Surveillance [...]
Senior Graphic Design Project – TBS’s Collaboration with USF St. Pete
Senior Graphic Design Project - TBS's Collaboration with USF St. Pete A collaborative partnership between the Tampa Bay Surveillance Project and senior students from the University [...]
Hurricane Update: Our Commitment to Recovery
Hurricane Update: Our Commitment to Recovery The past few weeks have been a time of immense challenge and hardship for many across the southeastern United States, [...]
Check out: Fox 13’s Story on PFAS and TBS
USF studying PFAS and Tampa Bay fish Researchers at USF are doing a deep dive into so-called "forever chemicals" in the Tampa Bay and how they could be harming fish. See [...]
Check out: WUSF’s News Story about TBS
Study looks at how many 'forever chemicals' are found in fish and sediment in Tampa Bay - WUSF | Steve Newborn Read and Listen here
Quarter 2 – Sampling Updates
Quarter 2 Sampling Updates We are about a month into Quarter 2, and on August 1st, we caught our 300th fish - a 15" spotted seatrout [...]
Tampa Bay Surveillance: Quarter One Review
Tampa Bay Surveillance: Quarter One Review The first several months of the Tampa Bay Surveillance project have been extremely productive – allowing researchers to lay [...]
Quarter 1 Sampling – Nearly Complete
Quarter 1 Sampling - Nearly Complete With just a few fish left to catch, the TBS team are nearing the Quarter 1 finish [...]
